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Racism and privilege

Duck Rodgers said:
Nice. Not that there is anything too revealing there, but I've got a soft spot for infiltration in those types of settings. Alex Jones sneaking into Bohemian Grove is legendary.

On another note, I had a dream last night that a black guy stabbed me while I was mowing the lawn.
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You can believe some of the most bizarre stuff, ducky. Alex Jones didn't sneak into a convention with US Presidents and 2599 other world influencers. He went to an open house play, taped it, sensationalized and distorted the hell out of it, then sold you a bill of goods.

BTW, burning figures in effigy was a common practice back when that society got formed. I never saw what the fuss was all about to begin with.
 
One Brow said:
https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/02/i-crashed-a-wall-street-secret-society.html

A reporter visits a Wall Street party.
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franklin said:
I can see how rich people making a mockery of poor people squabbling frivolously because they don't have a clue would insult them because they don't have a clue. Same goes for the satirical remarks regarding the discount window and liquidity programs. It doesn't work me up though (I actually like Wilbur Ross quite a bit too).
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One Brow said:
Thank you for disagreeing with a point that no one made. You are on top of your game today.
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The original article stated that the people did not agree with their lifestyle, and then said they were called bigots because of this. You seemed to agree that they were bigots or that they should have been called bigots. Therefore it was a point that was made, since it was inferred in the original article you posted. While I may not agree with their decision to not invite homosexuals over to their party, I don't think they should be called bigots for disagreeing with homosexuality.
 
Hantlers said:
The original article stated that the people did not agree with their lifestyle, and then said they were called bigots because of this.
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Yes, you are definitely in top form. The original article mentions that the couple in question refused to invite the two homosexual couples to neighborhood gatherings they hosted. That choice led to them being called bigots.

Hantlers said:
You seemed to agree that they were bigots or that they should have been called bigots.
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They are bigots, every bit as much as if they would refuse to include an interracial couple in a neighborhood gathering.

Hantlers said:
... I don't think they should be called bigots for disagreeing with homosexuality.
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I agree. However, they took actions well beyond "disagreeing".
 
One Brow said:
Yes, you are definitely in top form. The original article mentions that the couple in question refused to invite the two homosexual couples to neighborhood gatherings they hosted. That choice led to them being called bigots.
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Right, they didn't invite them because they didn't agree with their lifestyle. Typically when you disagree with a lifestyle, it leads you to act accordingly. Nice to see you agreeing with me.

They are bigots, every bit as much as if they would refuse to include an interracial couple in a neighborhood gathering.
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Laughable comparison.


Let me ask you something OB. I know you're against guns, and you don't seem to like people who carry guns. Lets say you know your neighbor has loaded guns in his house, for protection obviously, and you know that he always carries around a loaded pistol. If he invites you over for dinner, would you go? Would you invite him over dinner, knowing that he would have a pistol on him? Perhaps you would, perhaps you wouldn't. But if you didn't, that would be you disagreeing with his lifestyle, and thus, being a bigot by not including him.
 
One Brow said:
https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/02/i-crashed-a-wall-street-secret-society.html

A reporter visits a Wall Street party.
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tl, dnr (bilatp)

seriously, though, I'll give it another try in a bit

One Brow said:
...they took actions well beyond "disagreeing".
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unless I missed something (I did read that link) what they did was simply not invite someone to their party, and then complained when they were left off the guest list themselves...

I'm not sure how far "beyond" disagreeing you'd call that, but I'd say it's pretty mild
 
If I start a club for my friends and me, a men's club let's say, for the express purpose of building up that comaraderie of my buddies and me, you know because we were best friends in high school, and we do not allow women to come to our meetings, does that make me a bigot?
 
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